PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.

IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III TO ADVANCE THE STATE OF THE ART IN GLASS MOLDING TECHNOLOGY TO INCLUDE LARGER DIAMETER (100MM) INFRARED OPTICS, INFRARED MOLDED DOUBLETS, AND MOLDED GRADIENT INDEX (GRIN) INFRARED (IR) LENSES.

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PRECISION OPTICAL COATINGS FOR LARGE SPACE TELESCOPE MIRRORS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS TO ESTABLISH FUNDING FOR IMPROVED CURVED TRANSPARENT CERAMIC STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS.

IGF::OT::IGF CHALCOGENIDE GLASS

SBIR PHASE II

IGF::OT::IGF PEREGRINE WILL BRING TOGETHER RECENT LABORATORY DEVELOPMENTS AND MATURE THE TECHNOLOGY SO THAT COMPLETE MIRROR AND TELESCOPE ASSEMBLIES CAN BE RELIABLY AND ROBUSTLY PRODUCED. THIS PROPOSED INNOVATION WILL LOWER THE COST OF SPACE MIRRORS FROM THEIR CURRENT STATE OF THE ART OF $6.4 M/M2 TO LESS THAN $1.6 M/M2 WHILE MAINTAINING LOW WEIGHT, HIGH STIFFNESS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE FOR X-RAY, NEUTRON AND UV/OPTICAL MIRRORS. THE BASIS OF THIS APPROACH RELIES UPON BE-38AL (A LOWER COST BERYLLIUM) TO CREATE A SUBSTRATE, THE USE OF COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION (CTE) MATCHING PHOSPHOROUS CONTAINING ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING (NIP) TO ESTABLISH AN AMORPHOUS SURFACE, AND THEN SINGLE POINT DIAMOND TURNING (SPDT) THAT SURFACE TO A PRECISION OPTICAL FIGURE OUT TO THE EDGE OF THE SUBSTRATE. BE-38AL PROVIDES A SUBSTRATE MATERIAL THAT CAN PROVIDE THE SAME STIFFNESS AS BERYLLIUM BECAUSE IT IS NOT LIMITED BY ITS FRACTURE SENSITIVITY LIKE BERYLLIUM. ELECTROLESS NICKEL APPLIED TO BE-38AL WITH THE RIGHT PHOSPHOROUS CONTENT CAN MATCH THE BE-38AL'S CTE, AND THE USE OF DIAMOND TURNING CAN READILY PRODUCE OPTICAL SURFACES THAT CAN BE USED AS IS OR WITH FINAL POLISHING.

PRECISION OPTICS MANUFACTURING OF LARGE HEMISPHERICAL DOMES

SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200228088 SBIR AWARD ENTITLED CRYOGENIC STEPPING PIEZOMOTOR FOR LARGE TORQUE, PRECISE ROTARY AND LINEAR MOTION CONTROL IN PASSIVE OPTICS TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (LIMIT 2000 CHARACTERS, APPROXIMATELY 200 WORDS) TRS TECHNOLOGIES, VIRGINIA TECH., AND MTECH, INC. PROPOSE TO DEVELOP HIGH TORQUE (>1.5 KG-CM), LIGHTWEIGHT (< 250 G), LOW POWER (< 2 WATTS), HIGH PRECISION (<0.2O), CRYOGENIC STEPPING MOTORS USING SINGLE CRYSTAL PIEZOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY. THE ULTRASONIC MOTORS DEVELOPED ON THIS PROGRAM WILL BE TARGETED FOR USE IN PASSIVE OPTICS POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND INTERFEROMETERS IN IR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE TELESCOPE APPLICATIONS. THE ABOVE METRICS WERE ACHIEVED DURING THE PHASE I PROGRAM USING A TRAVELING WAVE ULTRASONIC MOTOR WITH SINGLE CRYSTAL DRIVE ELEMENTS. MOTOR OPERATION WAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED AT 77K. IN PHASE II, MOTOR TORQUE AND SPEED WILL BE INCREASED AND SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER WILL BE FURTHER DECREASED BY OPTIMIZING THE MOTOR DESIGN AND CRYSTAL ELEMENT CONFIGURATION. DRIVE ELECTRONICS OPTIMIZED FOR OPERATION FROM 300 TO 77K WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED. FINALLY, THE MOTOR AND ELECTRONICS WILL BE EXTENSIVELY TESTED AT CRYOGENIC CONDITIONS AND UNDER THERMAL CYCLING FOR RELIABILITY AND REPEATABILITY. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PHASE II PROGRAM TRS AND OUR PARTNERS WILL HAVE OPTIMIZED AND CHARACTERIZED PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASONIC MOTORS CAPABLE OF OPERATING OVER A VERY BROAD TEMPERATURE RANGE (400 TO < 77K) WITH SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS (TORQUE, SPEED, PRECISION, AND POWER) OVER COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES WITH NARROWER TEMPERATURE RANGES. POTENTIAL NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (LIMIT 1500 CHARACTERS, APPROXIMATELY 150 WORDS) PRECISION OPTICS POSITION SYSTEMS FOR SATELLITE AND GROUND BASED LINE-OF-SIGHT LASER COMMUNICATIONS. DEFORMABLE MIRRORS FOR GROUND BASED TELESCOPES AND HIGH ENERGY DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS. SERVO MOTORS, ROTARY MOTORS, AND LINEAR ACTUATORS FOR ROBOTICS. ACTUATORS FOR PRECISION POSITIONING STAGES USED IN SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION EQUIPMENT. COMPACT, LOW POWER MOTORS FOR PRECISION INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL VALVES AND PUMPS. COMPACT LOW POWER MOTORS FOR VEHICLE ACCESSORIES (WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ELECTRIC WINDOWS, HEADLIGHT POSITIONERS, MIRROR POSITIONERS, ETC.). POTENTIAL NON-NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (LIMIT 1500 CHARACTERS, APPROXIMATELY 150 WORDS) ETALON SCANNING MIRROR MOTION CONTROL AND TIP-TILT MIRROR CONTROL IN AIRBORNE AND SPACE-BASED INTERFEROMETERS SUCH AS GEOSCIENCE SATELLITES, SIM PLANETQUEST, AND TPF. DEFORMABLE MIRROR FIGURE CONTROL AND MIRROR DEPLOYMENT AND PRECISION POSITIONING FOR LARGE SPACE TELESCOPES SUCH AS JWST AND SAFIR (CALISTO). MOTORS FOR MANIPULATOR ARMS AND PRECISION STAGES FOR ROBOTIC LANDERS USED IN SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION (MOON, MARS, OUTER PLANETS AND MOONS). MOTORS FOR COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT TOOLS AND ROBOTIC AIDES USED BY ASTRONAUTS. NASA'S TECHNOLOGY TAXONOMY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE SBIR-STTR PROGRAM TO DISSEMINATE AWARENESS OF PROPOSED AND AWARDED R/R&D IN THE AGENCY. IT IS A LISTING OF OVER 100 TECHNOLOGIES, SORTED INTO BROAD CATEGORIES, OF INTEREST TO NASA.

1. OMAX ABRASIVE WATERJET CUTTING MACHINE TABLE 55100/PUMP P3050V P/N 55100/30V 1 EACH @ $167,562.50 2. WATER SOFTENER P/N 201980 1 EACH @ $766.00 3. WATERJET BRICK 4" THINK BY 6" WIDE AND 48" LONG P/N 202145 4 EACH @ $33.51 EACH 4. INSTALLATION FLLLOW-UP VISIT 6-8 WEEKS AFTER INSTALL, 1-1/2 DAYS, TRAVEL INCLUDED 1 EACH @ $1,915.00 5. PRECISION OPTICAL LOCATOR P/N 303269 1 EACH @ $1,867.13 6. NOZZLE SPARES - MAXJET 5 P/N 303485-14 1 EACH @ $1,461.15 7. RIGGING - UNLOAD, SET IN PLACE, AND ROUGH LEVEL DISPOSAL OF SHIPPING MATERIALS 1 JOB @ $10,730.00 8 SHIPPING COSTS - NO CHARGE (INCLUDED) 6. NOZZLE SPARES - MAXJET 5 P/N 303485-14 1 EACH @ $1,461.15